Monday, October 10, 2005

Even More Fun with Eminent Domain!

It all started with a Pfizer plant in New Hampshire. Then it was a yacht club in Florida. And now it's a stadium in Washington.

Once upon a time, the only way the Government could take your home was for a true public use... Highways, schools, and such. Now, if the town can make money by selling you out and tossing you on the street, they will. And seemingly, there is exactly nothing you can do about it.

Of course, the common tie in all this is greed. Someone else is profiting by dispossessing common folk, and it sure as hell is NOT the common folk. Corporate interests, multi-millionaire businessmen, politicians... They used to at least pretend they had our interests at heart. Now, all the lies are vague and thin. After all, the law is on their side now, so the lies don't even have to be that good. Who cares if tens or hundreds or even thousands lose their homes? Apparently not the people who are supposed to be our representatives.

Corporate interests need a new office? You're out on your ass.
Millionaires need a place to park their boats? Kiss your waterfront property goodbye.
The right palms get greased during the planning of a ballpark? Your house is as good as bulldozed.

Up next? Well, just about everything goes. There will be eminent domain for businesses of all stripes, but especially those that cater to the same people that will toss you out of your family house without a second thought.

So much for the American Dream, eh?

Congratulations... We're no longer citizens. We're a bunch of serfs with delusions of freedom.

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